impairment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impairment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impairment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impairment n the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage, harm, impairment] a symptom of reduced quality or strength Synonym(s): deterioration, impairment the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" Synonym(s): disability, disablement, handicap, impairment damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) Synonym(s): stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impairment \Impair"ment\, n. [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.] The state of being impaired; injury. [bd]The impairment* of my health.[b8] --Dryden.